Blog # 4

YOU KNOW WHAT I HATE?

I hate it when something close to me dies. And unfortunately, that may happen very soon. After I read this.

Yes. On February 14th, 2009, Saint Valentine's Day: it is rumored that The Jonas Brothers will be the musical guests on SNL.

For those of you who have been living under a rock for the past year and don't know who The Jonas Brothers are, let me inform you. You mix Hanson with the popularity of The Beatles and add in about 300 more screaming pre-teens, and you get these three guys. Now I can't necessarily knock them for being bad musicians. They aren't the worst, and they are far from the best. They write all their own songs, which is commendable, and some of which aren't bad. But the thing is they're just another boy band that had their fifteen minutes of fame put into overtime.

SNL is known for having some raunchy humor. Don't believe me, check out this clip from a recent episode. (On a side note: HUGE shout out to The Lonely Island, the dudes who made that awesome video. Been following you guys for a while now, great to see that you finally made some TV time. PS: HOT ROD WAS AWESOME!). SNL has brought us some comedy legends. John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Chris Farley, David Spade, and Will Ferrell just to name a few. I've watched it for about five years now, and have followed up on older episodes. To say the least, this show is not intended for children.

Unlike The Jonas Brothers. Their fanbase is consisted of ONE majority: Pre-Teen Girls. SNL's fanbase is filled with people trying to get a good laugh after a hard week. And boy has it delivered. They've given us Animal House. What more needs to be said? The GREATEST College Movie of ALL time, (and if you disagree, you're wrong). The Jonas Brothers made Camp Rock. Not enough? SNL got the ENTIRE New York Fire Department on their first show after September 11th, 2001. The Jonas Brothers are on the Disney Channel. 'Nuff Said.

Now I'm not going to be a typical internet flamer saying "OMG JONAS BROTHERS ARE GAAAAAAAAAAAY!". Trust me, every time I say that, my sister (Their number one fan. Seriously, you can't get more obsessed than her.) tells me about ALL of their girlfriends. I've learned more from her about The Jonas Brothers than I've learned about any subject this year in school. Bottom line: SNL hasn't been too great as of the past few years. If they get these three on the show, it dies. Right there. Last week Neil Patrick Harris hosted. I usually love his work, I thought it was one of their worst as of late. Taylor Swift (Joe Jonas's ex) was on the show. You don't see me bashing her, because she actually has a future. Her performing can be held up to people three times her age.

That's enough ranting for today. Until next time...

I'm Sean, and I'm begging you Lorne Michaels: DON'T BOOK THEM!